Leading up to the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, MileSplit US will be releasing daily segments of a video interview with Alan Webb up until the day before of his first round of the 1500 meter run at Worlds (Saturday, August 25th). Remember to catch the entire action in Osaka live online at WCSN.com or on television on the Versus aka VS. channel.
Saturday, August 18th
Part 1 - "The Culmination"
Part 2 - The American Mile Record: It was just meant to be
Sunday, August 19th
Part 3 - Summer in Europe
Part 4 - The benefit of Coach Raczko for the long term
Monday, August 20th
Part 5 - "If you are not newsworth, you are not newsworthy"
Part 6 - The impact of the Internet on Running
Tuesday, August 21st
Part 7 - Learning from Athens & Helsinki
Part 8 - "My goal since I was a little kid was the gold medal"
Wednesday, August 22nd
Part 9 - The Potential of a USA 1-2-3
Part 10 - "People don't give us enough credit"
Thursday, August 23rd
Part 11 - "I'm not even thinking about next year right now"
Part 12 - American kids can become the best runners in the World
Friday, August 24th
Part 13 - "I wake up everyday with a mission"
Many high school runners were on hand to see Alan Webb on Thursday evening at the Falls Church store for Metro Run & Walk in a send-off for Webb as he heads off to Osaka, Japan to compete at the IAAF World Championships. Webb fans were able to get autographs and pictures with the American middle distance star including Osbourn Park VA sophomore Ariel Karabinus (pictured above with Webb). A
small gallery of photos from Thursday's event.
Leading up to the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, MileSplit US will be releasing daily segments of a video interview with Alan Webb up until the day before of his first round of the 1500 meter run at Worlds (Saturday, August 25th). Remember to catch the entire action in Osaka live online at WCSN.com or on television on the Versus aka VS. channel.